# Merck holds topping-out ceremony for €140M membrane plant in Darmstadt

Merck celebrated the topping-out of its new membrane factory in Darmstadt, an investment of more than €140 million that will produce Millipore Express membranes for sterile filters and create about 55 jobs. Construction is due to finish in 2022.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2020-10-08
- Where: Darmstadt, Germany
- Value: $164.0M (140.0M EUR)
- Jobs: 55
- Status: under construction
- Products: Millipore Express membranes, sterile filters for biopharma

## Companies

- [Merck](https://endata.com/companies/1841.md)

## Sources

- [merckgroup.com](https://www.merckgroup.com/de/news/membrane-manufacturing-facility-08-10-2020.html), 2020-10-08: "Investition mit einem Volumen von mehr als 140 Mio. € schafft rund 55 Arbeitsplätze"

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